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Military Industrial Complex

US leaves Iraq: 'Shock and awe' curdles into 'Aw, shucks'

The U.S. ends its military campaign in Baghdad after 23 years of fighting. The campaign cost 4,418 US troops their lives and will end up costing nearly $3 trillion through 2050.

Stop gaslighting, USS Lincoln families didn't sign up for this
Military Industrial Complex

Stop gaslighting, USS Lincoln families didn't sign up for this

Do not mistake what's happening on the aircrat carrier for petty complaints, what we're seeing is an urgent warning for a country that relies on an all-volunteer force

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?
Middle East

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?

Trump has reimposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, but to do so, the US will have to concentrate all its deployable ships in one place

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Asia-Pacific

Thinking twice about that US-China superwar

Imagine a globe-spanning naval battle with both sides interdicting commerce, a collapse in Asian trade, mounting losses, far worse than the current Iran war

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Navy to 'guide' vessels through the Hormuz Strait. Well, sort of.

Update: Trump announced a pause on 'Project Freedom' gambit after only two ships gained passage in two days

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Middle East

The UK must continue 'turning a blind eye' to Trump's war demands

The U.S.-Israel conflict is not a matter pertinent to NATO for the blindingly obvious reason that Washington is the aggressor and not the victim.